At 48, having raised three children now in their 20s, Jeanette Byrd is back in a world of diapers, day care and cartoons. In ...

EDWARDSVILLE - 30 children in foster care will join their forever families when their adoptions are finalized this morning at ...

SummaryMeasure passed Senate unanimously, awaits House action By AMALIA HUOT-MARCHAND Medill Illinois News Bureau for Capitol ...

Her mother and a friend who was a DCFS employee are charged with interfering with the police investigation. The former caseworker is also charged with illegally releasing information to them from ...

Thirty foster care children had their forever family adoptions finalized Friday during ceremonies at the Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville.

With support from the governor and the head of DCFS, people close to the bill expect ... Early this year, the bill had a number of opponents, including adoption service providers and the Cook ...